Excerpt from The Roman Climate: Its Influence on Health and Disease, Serving as an Hygienical Guide
Highly interesting as Rome is from whatever point of view we consider it, it is also worthy of marked attention with regard to its hygienic conditions, which form the object of these pages.
Situated at a short distance from the sea, on a plain intersected by hills, bountifully supplied with good water, and enjoying a mild temperature, Rome has ever deserved the attention of the invalid, though, on the other hand it is surrounded by an almost deserted and uncultivated country, which at certain times exhales miasmata the influence of which extends to the city itself.
The difficulty of determinating the climatic conditions of this remarkable place is yet greater when we consider the variety which Rome presents in every point, its existence during so many ages, the great changes which have taken place at different periods in its inhabitants, in the physical condition of the town and its various institutions.
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